Currency Substitution in Egypt and the Yemen Arab Republic: A Comparative Quantitative Analysis

International Monetary Fund

No 1987/043, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: The paper provides an empirical analysis of the determinants of currency substitution in Egypt and the Yemen Arab Republic over the period 1980-86. During this period, residents have exhibited a marked preference to substitute foreign money balances for domestic balances, as indicated by their holdings of foreign currency deposits. This preference reflects changes in the expected relative returns to, and liquidity of, holdings of foreign balances. Such changes, in turn, are shown to result from intensified financial and economic imbalances, increased political uncertainties, and changes in institutional factors which affect domestic channels for acquiring and using foreign exchange resources.

Keywords: WP; currency; balance; deposit; financial situation; money demand; foreign currency; portfolio preference; money holding; exchange rate; money balance; balances due; Dollarization; Bank deposits; Currencies; Demand for money; Middle East (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21
Date: 1987-01-01
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